Tennessee Valley (Marin County) Hike

From its lovely ocean views and historic and scenic sites, the Tennessee Valley and Rodeo Beach areas of the Marin Headlands offer wonderful natural beauty and interesting areas to explore.

With a hike length of 9 miles and 1500 feet of elevation gain, our hike will be at our usual intermediate level. Please consider your physical condition and make sure you are able to handle an intermediate-level hike.*More details are listed below.*

There will be an optional dinner in the area after the hike.

NOTES ABOUT CARPOOLING:
1. PLEASE MAKE EVERY EFFORT TO CARPOOL to minimize the impact of our large group on the parking lot at our destination.

2. As usual, CARPOOLS DEPARTING FROM THE DESIGNATED CARPOOL POINTS ARE NOT GENERALLY PREARRANGED and are formed at the carpool location on the morning of the hike. So you can just show up and take it from there! This has worked fine every time. See the official carpool point meeting location(s) and time(s) below.

3. If you prefer to pre-arrange a carpool from areas not near the designated carpool point(s), PLEASE *DO NOT POST COMMENTS* TO THE WHOLE MEETUP GROUP TO PRE-ARRANGE CARPOOLS. Such postings lead to too much e-mail traffic on the list, and we have had lots of complaints. INSTEAD, PLEASE INCLUDE A NOTE IN YOUR RSVP INDICATING IF YOU NEED A RIDE, CAN OFFER A RIDE, OR BOTH AND FROM WHAT CITY (FOR EXAMPLE: “CAN RIDE OR DRIVE, MENLO PARK”). Then contact drivers or riders directly through the person’s profile or otherwise. Thanks!

4. CALLING FOR VOLUNTEERS WILLING TO MANAGE CARPOOL POINTS IN THE EAST BAY OR MARIN OR SAN JOSE: If you are willing to take responsbility for setting-up and managing a carpool point covering a *region* not covered by the official carpool points (for example Marin, East Bay, San Jose), please send me an e-mail me with a proposed meeting location (including address and Google Map link) and time. If we decide the carpool point would provide a good addition to the official carpool points, I will send out a notice to the group announcing the carpool point. Please only volunteer if you are truly committed to following through on the management of a designated carpool point (not just a single carpool for your car) and are sure you will be able to follow through (and of course that you will attend the hike).

DRIVING DISTANCE/ TIME FROM PALO ALTO: 50 miles / 1.25 hour approx. each way

COST: Mileage + Golden Gate Bridge Toll ($35 from Palo Alto + $6 per adult
to be split by carpoolers in car) [Mileage amounts from other carpool
points: $25 from Edgewood Road, $7 from SF].
NOTE: The hike organizer will ask for a voluntary donation of 3 dollars at the end of the hike to help cover expenses associated with the Meetup group.

ORGANIZER: Julio M.(contact info below)

RAIN CANCELS.... In case of doubt, call my cell phone # (listed below) after 9 PM on the night before the hike. I will leave an outgoing message with any notices about hike cancellation due to weather.

RSVP REQUESTED

CARPOOLING:
1. PLEASE MAKE EVERY EFFORT TO CARPOOL to minimize the impact of our large group on the parking lot at our destination.

2. As usual, CARPOOLS DEPARTING FROM THE DESIGNATED CARPOOL POINTS ARE NOT GENERALLY PREARRANGED and are formed at the carpool location on the morning of the hike. So you can just show up and take it from there! This has worked fine every time. See the official carpool point meeting location(s) and time(s) below.

3. If you prefer to pre-arrange a carpool from areas not near the designated carpool point(s), PLEASE *DO NOT POST COMMENTS* TO THE WHOLE MEETUP GROUP TO PRE-ARRANGE CARPOOLS. Such postings lead to too much e-mail traffic on the list, and we have had lots of complaints. INSTEAD, PLEASE INCLUDE A NOTE IN YOUR RSVP INDICATING IF YOU NEED A RIDE, CAN OFFER A RIDE, OR BOTH AND FROM WHAT CITY (FOR EXAMPLE: “CAN RIDE OR DRIVE, MENLO PARK”). Then contact drivers or riders directly through the person’s profile or otherwise. Thanks!

8:30 AM: Edgewood Road Park and Ride Parking Lot, Redwood City
[at corner of I-280 and Edgewood Road]. This site will serve as our
NORTH PENINSULA CARPOOL POINT. Carpools with excess
capacity leaving Palo Alto will stop at this carpool point on the way to
San Francisco. The hike organizer will make sure the carpool he is in
briefly stops at this location to help organize the carpools. Google Map of meeting point location: http://g.co/maps/99rny

9:00 AM: Southwest corner of Anza St.& Funston Ave. (SAN
FRANCISCO CARPOOL POINT). Carpools with excess capacity
leaving Palo Alto and Edgewood Road carpool point will stop at this
carpool point on the way to San Francisco. The hike organizer will
make sure the carpool he is in briefly stops at this location to help
organize the carpools. Google Map of location: http://g.co/maps/yn8ju

BRING: sunscreen, lunch, plenty of water, coat (in case it is windy and foggy), all the usual stuff. You may want to bring a hat since parts of trail are quite exposed.

ROUTE DESCRIPTION:
The Tennessee Valley is known for its lovely views of the Pacific and gorgeous coastal scenery. We will explore Tennessee Valley and the charming Rodeo Beach area with its historic structures and natural beauty.

We will begin our hike at Tennessee Valley trailhead at the end of Tennessee Valley Road. Our route will take us in a southeasterly direction along Old Springs Trail which offers spectacular foothill and valley views. We will then go right on the Miwok Trail which will take us down to the lovely Rodeo Beach and Lagoon. While at the lagoon area, we will briefly explore the Marin Headlands Visitor Center and other resources nearby.

Our hike then continues along the Coastal Trail which will take us up and over a ridge with amazing views and into the Tennessee Valley. We will then hike to the charming Tennessee Cove and then return to our starting point by following the Tennessee Valley Trail.

A former member

sorry to post carpool topic, but looks that my direct emails didn't went through. I am looking for a ride from San Francisco (Mission).Is Anza and Funston the only SF meeting location? Being there at 9 am will give me a good chance to find a ride?Thank you.

I am willing to carpool. Currently I am driving by myself from San Pablo area. I like carpooling for sharing the hiking experience. I come from the LA area, and work in the East Bay, and I would like to know the group members. If you can come to my area somewhat, that would be great.

A former member

"Intermediate Level" - What does that really mean to me, I did a 6 mile hike at Big Basin, one area of the hike it took us up a steep rock hill, spent roughly 2.5 hours. Again, trying to gauge what intermediate will really mean. I'm coming from Morgan Hill if anyone needs a ride just let me know.....

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